Caitlin Humphreys, Anna Miles, And Derren Raser Band, In Concert

Left: Anna Miles and Caitlin Humphreys


Saturday night at DMTC featured YPT chanteuses Anna Miles and Caitlin Humphreys in concert (with assistance from RCTC's Gabriel Moctezuma).




Derren Raser and his band from San Diego performed as well, featuring several songs (including the title song) from their most-recent album "King Of I'll Tell You Next Week".

Left: Daniel Rhine on bass guitar, Derren Raser with acoustic guitar, and Cole Petersen on the Cajon (Spanish for 'box' - a Peruvian percussion instrument).

Derren and his band wove a spell with their special brand of folk/rock/jazz music. Just wonderful!


Quoting from a fine review of "King Of I'll Tell You Next Week" (and referring to the band members):

Their unfailing belief in Raser’s abilities has kept them following him for more than three years, during which time the band’s unique blend of folk and acoustic rock has emerged as a pleasant new sound in the San Diego music scene. It’s a sound that is at once classic and fresh, hard to classify but easy to listen to. Although the most common comparisons made are to John Mayer and Dave Matthews, these fail to grasp the depth of the band’s roots. Well-schooled music fans will likely recognize a resemblance to the work of James Taylor and Paul Simon, two of Raser’s musical heros.

Taylor, in particular, is an inspiration for Raser. “I’m a big fan. He loves, I think, to write music that is therapeutic for him but also for other people. A lot of his music is looking at life in an honest way, and I really appreciate that.”

More pictures of the girls, and Gabe....

Left: Anna Miles and Caitlin Humphreys











The song order for the girls was:

• 'Cabaret', from "Cabaret" (Anna & Caitlin)
• 'Always True To You In My fashion', from "Kiss Me Kate!" (Caitlin)
• 'Don't Call Me Trailer Trash', from "Cowgirls" (Caitlin & Anna)
• 'My Beloved', from "Kismet" (Caitlin)
• 'Roxy', from "Chicago" (Anna)
• 'How The Other Half Lives', from "Thoroughly Modern Millie" (Anna & Caitlin)
• 'The Man That Got Away', from "A Star Is Born" (Anna)
• 'Ice Cream', from "She Loves Me" (Caitlin)
• 'For The First Time', from "Tarzan" (Anna, with Gabe)
• 'Disneyland', from "Smile" (Caitlin & Anna)
  
  
  Left: Gabriel Moctezuma
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Left: Caitlin Humphreys